Sesame Place is an American theme park in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, east of Langhorne, northeast of Philadelphia, and west of Trenton, New Jersey. It derives its theme from the Sesame Street television program and characters like Big Bird, Elmo, Ernie and Bert. Sesame Place includes a variety of rides, shows and water attractions suited to very young children. Sesame Place is one of 10 parks operated by Busch...
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Sesame Place is an American theme park in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, east of Langhorne, northeast of Philadelphia, and west of Trenton, New Jersey. It derives its theme from the Sesame Street television program and characters like Big Bird, Elmo, Ernie and Bert. Sesame Place includes a variety of rides, shows and water attractions suited to very young children. Sesame Place is one of 10 parks operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Sesame Place first opened in 1980 near the Oxford Valley Mall and initiated the expansion of the commercial complex in the vicinity. The park is open from early May through Halloween. The original park was 3 acres (12,000 m) and featured play areas and large computer labs where kids could color their favorite Sesame Street characters. Since then, the park has expanded to 14 acres (57,000 m), with rides and water attractions. The expansions included the...
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